Salt Lake evening Democrat. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1885-1887, 1887-04-15
OGDEN CITY.
General Notes.


gon Short Line) having bought out J. w.
McNutt, under whose management the
place had attained widespread reputa-
ton which will be maintained and ex-
banded by the new proprietors under the
firm name of Miller & Co. Look out for
their card.
April is proving true to its reputation
for changeable weather, blue skies and
grey clouds alternating as rapidly as Ben
Buffers political allegiance.
w. w. Corey has left for Colorado
Springs, to look after railroad interests.
The sociable gathering at the residence
OF Rev. Josiah McClain, the Presbyterian
clergyman in Ogden, last evening, was
an enjoyable affair.
Ogden is we'll represented in All Hal
lows Catholic College at Salt Lake City.
The latest arrival OF Ogden youths in
that institution of mental learning and
moral training is Master Willie Driver,
Youngest son Of ex-Councilman William
Driver.
The Hook and Ladder boys had good
drill last evening. They will hold their
regular monthly meeting on Thursday of
next week.
Nv 4 Wetmore, Of Salt Lake City,
was in town on Thursday.
George Hill, the great Indian enter
prefer of the Mormon Church, was in
ogden yesterday looking after some real
estate interests. He's cheap big man."
The rumor about the drowning of Alma
Keyes in Weber Valley reached his Og-
den relatives on Wednesday night in
a manner which left no doubt as to its
correctness. Still the news was too
frghtful to be unrestrictedly and fully
accepted, hence his brother-in-law, M.
Buchmiller, telegraphed to Uintah,
where the gentleman alleged to have
been drowned has his home and farm.
At last there came the cheering news
that the report was the result of mis-
take and that Mr.. Keyes was as we'll as
his otherwise crippled condition of long
years standing would admit. Mr.. Keyes
was up in Weber Valley, it is true, being
in charge of a ranch which Mr.. Buch-
miller got on obligations owing him from
Joshua Williams. For a time the report
port created quite an excitement in the
city, where the falsely supposed dead
man is so well known through official and
social relations of many years. We are
glad it was wrong report.
On Wednesday night W. Mcfarland,
treasurer Of the Union Pacific Railway
Company, in Boston, came in on a special
car from the East, en- route westward.
Messrs. John Kelly, formerly in the
Pacific Express office, and John S. Car
lew, late assistant postmaster, are Occu-
plying desks at the U. P. freight office.
Mr.. Leo Kastor came oyer from Evan
ston Yesterday. He reports good bust
ness in Uintah county, Wyoming.
Major ]. w. Pike is getting ready to
shortly take his departure for the East,
10 put on market the working stock for
the operation of the famous Montana, of
which reports have been published
which recall the halcyon days OF FL
Dorado and Golconda.
Conundrum for Sunday school pupils
and the Committee on Water Supply:
"Whv is the public drinking fountain in
front of the Commercial National Bank
like a certain Fourth street tinner?"
GIVE it up" ado your" eyes"
"Well, I'll tell you. 1t is because they
are both dry all the time"
Uncle Billie Davis, the uneqnalled flag
holster and old jack tar, is overly happy
in the 10 7ssession of a jubilee picture OF
Queen toria, sent his from merry old
Enc: "a. 1t contains a felicitous like
ness ii the matronly sovereign, with the
nat nal colors and emblematic groups of
the British colonies in four continents.
It's a valuable souvenir of a grand ami
verSary.
Ira +. Spaulding wants another hun
dred men to work on the Colorado Mid
land road at $3.50 day, which is GER
tainly reasonable pay.
The examination of J. NJ. Edwards,
former Pacific Express agent at this post,
for alleged errors in his accounts, was to
come off Yesterday. But upon repre-
sentation from his counsel, Captain
Ransford Smith, and with the consent of
the prosecution the case was postponed
till MAY 9th. 1t will come up in Justice
Thomas d. Dee's court.
Joseph II. Young, travelling agent of
the Chicago & Northwestern, came up
from Salt Lake City yesterday morning
proceeding in the direction of the mag
netic needle.
j. f Dooly, proprietor OF the postoftlce
block, is having the First District Court
room enlarged by throwing the apart
ments facing west into the former hall,
thus giving more room, air, light and
ventilation for officials, witnesses, re-
porters and the general public. II. Mon
helm drew the plans for the improve
ment
Patsey Kealey, the man of ovine opu-
lence. is said to intend disposing OF his
present immense sheep herds of between
10000 and 10000 head, which he has
been accommodating these several years,
and again begin at the foot OF the ladder
with a new start. Pat is not hoggish; he
don't want all the earth nor all the
feece-bearers on it, for himself alone.
Manager w. w. Crossman, of the
Rocky Mountain Bell Telephone Com
pany in Ogden, has made great improve
ments at his residence and on his prem
ises on Sixth Street near Wall. Not the
least consists in a successful arteslan
well, which sends up a sparkling toun-
tain jet like those in the gardens OF YER
sailles
George W. Driver has not recovered
his valuable black dog, worth $50. Inc
noble animal was either poisoned or
abducted.
DO all those people Especially voters
anu business men) who are complaining
VI rather quiet times appreciate the tact
IIat II the result of the last municipal
election had been other than what it was
the town would be an American beehive
OF working bees catherine in the honey